Chicago rodents have evolved with city life. Museum skulls reveal how urbanization is quietly reshaping wildlife.

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to ...

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

As Pizza Rat proved, some creatures can adapt to just about anything, even the concrete jungle. And it isn’t just New York ...

When living things are faced with dramatic shifts in the world around them, they sometimes rapidly adapt to better survive.

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

In general, evolution is a long, slow process of tiny changes passed down over generations, resulting in new adaptations and ...

California ground squirrels are as commonplace as the seeds, acorns, and grains they’re often seen nibbling. Yet, scientists ...

Urban wildlife is evolving right under our noses — and scientists have the skulls to prove it. By examining over a century’s ...

But after the animals were returned to a refuge in central Oman in 1982, almost all were wiped out by poachers. “We had the animals, and we put them back, and the world wasn’t ready,” says Pimm.

Richard Van Buren was arrested Thursday for a charge of mistreating animals after an incident occurred in the Town of Chester around 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17.

It seems to work in almost every animal studied—everything from tiny nematode worms and fruit flies to mice, rats, and even monkeys. It can extend the lifespan of rodents by between 15% and 60% ...